Francisco Pizarro Equestrian Monument — Attraction in Trujillo

The equestrian statue of Francisco Pizarro is one of a set of three bronze sculptures works made by the hands of the American sculptor “Charles Cary Rumsey”, one is located into the city of Trujillo (Spain and birthplace of Pizarro) this on the Plaza Mayor in front of the San Martin Church, another in the city of Lima, who is the capital of Peru (where he died and buried), and the last statue you can find into the city of Buffalo (USA) located in front of the “Albright-Knox Art Gallery”. All three of them are representing the conquistador Francisco Pizarro mounted on a horse and dressed for the fight with Armor and sword. Pizarro is famous for having led the Conquest of Peru in the 16th century and founded the city of Lima on January 18, 1535 establishing what would be the...

Trujillo-born explorer & conquistador, Francisco Pizzaro is honored in Trujillo’s Plaza Mayor. This is one of three bronze statues made by the same artist portraying Pizzaro on a horse armed and dressed, ready for battle. The debut of this particular statue was in 1927 in Paris and only moved to Trujillo two years later. This statue catches one’s eye as soon as you enter Plaza Mayor and draws you in to take a...

Monumento en su ciudad natal a uno de los españoles mas importante y universal. Conquistador del Perú Inaugurado en septiembre de 1929 por elpresidente del gobierno (Gral. D. Miguel Primo de Rivera). La obra llegó a Trujillo procedente de París donde había formado parte, ese año, de las obras exhibidas en la Primavera de la Pintura y la Escultura del Grand-Palais en la cual se rindió homenaje al recientemente fallecido Rumsey, con una extensa retrospectiva de su obra. Se conocen tres esculturas idénticas en bronce, obras del escultor norteamericano Charles Cary Rumsey. Esta en la ciudad de Trujillo (Cáceres, España), otra en la ciudad de Lima, capital del Perú (lugar donde falleció y se encuentra enterrado) y la última en la ciudad de Buffalo (Estados Unidos) situada al frente de la Albright-Knox...